Sera

Mina didn’t stop talking. She moved around the room like a whirlwind, poking at the fire with a heavy iron rod, adjusting the stack of towels by the washbasin, and smoothing out a wrinkle in the bed furs.

"I made sure they brought the cedar-scented water," she said, glancing back at me with a grin. "And the fire’s been going since I heard the horses at the gate. I didn’t want you walking into a tomb. I’ve been waiting for this since we got word you were coming."

I stayed by the door, my hands still clutching the heavy fur blanket around my shoulders. I was staring at her. There was something in the set of her eyes, the way her mouth curved when she talked. It felt like a memory I couldn't quite grab. It was so familiar it made my skin crawl.

"Who are you exactly?" I asked. My voice was scratchy, the northern cold still clinging to my throat.

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